Training effects of a visual aid on haptic sensitivity in a needle insertion task

Emilio Loren Roth Monzon, Amine Chellali, Cedric Dumas, Caroline G.L. Cao

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Abstract

This paper describes an experiment conducted to measure human's haptic sensitivity and the effects of haptic training with and without visual aid on a needle insertion task. The haptic training protocol consisted of a needle insertion task using dual-layer silicon samples. A visual aid was provided as a multimodal cue for haptic perception. Results show that for a novices' group, training with a visual aid inhibited haptic perception. Hence, haptic skills must be trained differently from visuo-motor skills.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHaptics Symposium 2012, HAPTICS 2012 - Proceedings
Pages199-202
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 IEEE Haptics Symposium, HAPTICS 2012 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: Mar 4 2012Mar 7 2012

Publication series

NameHaptics Symposium 2012, HAPTICS 2012 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE Haptics Symposium, HAPTICS 2012
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period3/4/123/7/12

Keywords

  • haptic perception
  • haptic training
  • needle insertion
  • visual aid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction

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